Flooding can affect many homes in Texas. When flooding occurs, it affects everyone for no other reason than the reality that management of flood risk and response to flood events consumes tax dollars. When your home, business or neighborhood experiences a flood, there are things you can do to minimize the damages, protect your health and well-being, restore your property and protect it from future damage.
- Preparing for the Unexpected: Floods (pdf)
- Dry Out Before Rebuilding (pdf)
- Cleaning Flood Damaged Homes ( En Español link)
- Emergency Food and Water Supplies (link)
- Livestock Preparedness and Recovery (pdf)
- Managing Fire Ants after a Flood
- Managing Mosquitoes after a Flood
- Snakes & Flooding (pdf)
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Responding to Electrical Power Outages and Floods (pdf)
- Water Well Testing and Education Programs (external link)
- Replacing Personal Documents After a Natural Disaster (pdf)
- Soil Testing Following Flooding, Overland Flow of Waste Waters and other Fresh Water Related Disasters (pdf)
Additional Resources:
- Returning Home After a Flood (external link)
- Addressing Mold After a Natural Disaster (video)
- Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) (external link)
- Family and Home Disaster Information Resources Series (external link)
- Flood Information (pdf)
- Flood Safety (external link)
- Keep Livestock Manure Out of Floodwaters (external link)
- Mold Removal Contractors (pdf)
- The National Flood Insurance Program (external link)
- Redeem Mutilated Currency (external link)
- Returning to Your Flood-Damaged Home (video)
- Restoring Your Home After a Natural Disaster (video)
- Rehabbing Flooded Houses: A Guide for Builders and Contractors (pdf)
- Repairing Your Flood Damaged Home ( external link En Español )
- Safety Precautions with Snakes Following a Flood (external link)
